MAINTAIN YOUR GOOD ACADEMIC STANDING
Students are expected to maintain an overall cumulative grade point average of C (2.00 GPA) to be in good academic standing, and full-time students must enroll in at least 12 credits per semester. Students whose cumulative GPA falls below 2.0 accumulate qualitypoint deficits and will be placed on academic probation or will be subject to academic dismissal, depending on the number of qualitypoint deficits. Deficit points, probation and dismissal are described below.

QUALITY POINT DEFICIT
A quality point deficit system is used to determine academic standing; a deficit begins to accumulate when a student's cumulative
grade point average falls below 2.0. The quality point deficit is determined by subtracting the cumulative number of quality points from twice the cumulative number of quality hours. (See the preceding sections “HOW WE GRADE YOU” and “HOW YOUR
INDEX IS CALCULATED” for an explanation of quality points and how they are related to the grades you earn). Quality hours are calculated only for courses receiving grades of A, B, C, D (plus or minus), F, X and Z; courses with Passing grades, Listener,
Incomplete, Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, or Withdrawal, as well as non-credit and remedial courses, are not included in the quality hours total.

The size of the quality point deficit is related to the number of credits you have earned. In brief, a single grade of F has more impact
on a freshman than on a senior, because the good grades that a senior had previously earned will buffer the impact of a single F.
Once your cumulative grade point average falls below 2.0, every additional grade below a C will contribute to your quality point
deficit. On the other hand, grades above a C will erase deficit points and improve your GPA.

ACADEMIC PROBATION
Students whose cumulative GPA is below 2.0 will be placed on Academic Probation, as long as their quality point deficit is between 0.01 and 12.99. Students on Academic Probation may not register for more than 12 credit hours (generally four academic courses), excluding laboratory, military science, activity, and SkilMod courses. Academic probation will be lifted as soon as the cumulative GPA is at least 2.00 and all deficit points are eliminated. Students must earn at least a 2.00 cumulative GPA in order to qualify for graduation; degrees cannot be awarded to students on Academic Probation.

ACADEMIC DISMISSAL
Twice a year, in January and in June, the Committee on Undergraduate Records and Certification (“CURC,” see below) reviews the records of matriculated students with deficient cumulative grade point averages and will dismiss students from matriculated status if they have 13.00 or more deficit points. (“Matriculated” means that the student had been formally admitted to the University as a degree-seeking student; dismissal means that the student is no longer considered a degree-seeking candidate and is not eligible to enroll in full-time study.) Students who are facing dismissal review by CURC will be notified of this by their assistant deans and will be given an opportunity to present an appeal. Students with serious extenuating circumstances, such as a documented serious illness or documented personal problems, may present an appeal through their assistant dean to CURC for potential reinstatement on special probation. CURC approves such requests on a case-by-case basis. For more information, see next section “SPECIAL PROBATION” and www.udel.edu/provost/curc.html.

Students who have been dismissed from matriculated status by CURC may take up to 7 credits of courses each term through the
Division of Professional and Continuing Studies at UD. However, dismissed students who are taking courses through Professional and Continuing Studies are not formally enrolled in any major or degree program and are not eligible to receive a degree. The student’s classification will be changed to CEND (Continuing Education Non-Degree) and eligibility for most forms of financial aid may be lost, since financial aid usually requires full-time status. In addition, dismissed students face restrictions for on-campus housing and provision of campus services. More information is available from the UD ACCESS Center (http://www.pcs.udel.edu/access), which provides advisement services to dismissed students who enter CEND status.

In order to earn a degree, dismissed students must be approved for readmission (see “PROCEDURE FOR READMISSION OF
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN ACADEMICALLY DISMISSED” below).

SPECIAL PROBATION
Students who are facing dismissal because they have more than 13 or more quality point deficits, but who have documented extenuating circumstances, may request an exception to University policy and ask CURC that they be retained on Special Probation. Special Probation is granted only when there are circumstances beyond a student’s control, and when evidence suggests that the student will be able to meet academic standards if given an additional opportunity. A student must submit a written petition for Special Probation to CURC through the assistant dean, and the petition must be accompanied by appropriate documentation of the extenuating circumstances.

A student on Special Probation may remain enrolled full-time at the University, but the student’s record will be reviewed at the end of each successive term with the expectation that the quality point deficit will decrease because better grades have been earned. If the quality point deficit increases, or if it fails to decrease, the student will be dismissed. The term-by-term review of the quality point deficit will continue as long as the student remains on Special Probation. Special Probation status will be lifted when the student decreases the quality point deficit to less than 13.00: the student will be moved to regular Academic Probation if the deficit points are between 0.01 to 12.99, and will be in good academic standing when all deficit points have been removed.

Special consideration is given to first-semester students (freshmen and transfers) who are facing dismissal. Students who finish their first semester at UD with 13 or more deficits may request to be placed on Freshman Special Probation through the second semester instead of being dismissed. Placement on Freshman Special Probation is subject to approval by the assistant dean and by CURC and will be dependent on evidence of ability to succeed at UD. Registration for courses while on Freshman Special Probation will be supervised by the student’s Assistant Dean.

PROCEDURE FOR READMISSION OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN ACADEMICALLY DISMISSED
A student who has been dismissed from matriculated status because of an excess of deficit points, as described above, may attempt to gain eligibility for readmission to full-time study by taking up to 7 credits of courses each term as a CEND student through the
Division of Professional and Continuing Studies (see section above on “ACADEMIC DISMISSAL”). Grades earned in these courses will be included in the student’s cumulative GPA at UD; grades above a C will help to erase the deficit points and improve the GPA, while grades below a C will add to the number of deficit points. Once the cumulative GPA is at least 2.00 and the student has eliminated all deficit points, the student may apply for readmission. Readmission is necessary in order to earn a degree from the University.

A student dismissed for academic deficiency must wait out at least one semester (fall or spring) before readmission. In other words, a student dismissed after fall cannot be readmitted until the following fall, and a student dismissed after spring cannot be readmitted until the following spring, at the earliest. This is to allow time to earn better grades while taking courses as a CEND student. If the one-semester waiting period has passed and the student has eliminated all deficit points, students may apply for readmission. The application for readmission and additional information on procedures is available from the Admissions Office. Students seeking readmission must pay a $25 fee for application processing. The Admissions Office will consult with the student’s Assistant Deanin making a decision. Readmission applicants will be informed of the decision by way of a letter from the Admissions Office. Readmission decisions are made on a case-by-case basis, taking the entire record into account, and improvement of the cumulative GPA alone does not guarantee readmission.

Students who qualify for readmission will not be guaranteed admission to the program in which they previously matriculated.

Any readmitted student who is dismissed a second time for unsatisfactory academic performance will not be admitted again as a
matriculated student seeking degree credit, except under conditions specified by the student’s assistant dean and the Division of
Professional and Continuing Studies.